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== History == |
== History == |
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| ⚫ | The institute was the amalgamation of a few societies. The '''Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health''' was an English society of metropolitan [[Medical Officer for Health]] established on 3 April 1856.<ref>{{cite book | chapter = Public health and the expert: the London Medical Officers of Health, 1856-1900 | author = Anne Hardy | title = Government and Expertise: Specialists, Administrators and Professionals | year = 2003 | isbn = 0-521-53450-X | page = 130 | publisher = Cambridge University Press }}</ref> In 1869 "Metropolitan" was dropped from the title,<ref name="warren"/> and in 1873 it became the '''Society of Medical Officers of Health''', and in 1989 it became the '''Society of Public Health'''. |
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The institute was the amalgamation of a few societies. |
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| ⚫ | The '''Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health''' was an English society of metropolitan [[Medical Officer for Health]] established on 3 April 1856.<ref>{{cite book | chapter = Public health and the expert: the London Medical Officers of Health, 1856-1900 | author = Anne Hardy | title = Government and Expertise: Specialists, Administrators and Professionals | year = 2003 | isbn = 0-521-53450-X | page = 130 }}</ref> |
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== Timeline == |
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|1918 || January–February IH Food Saving exhibition |
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|1920 || IH replaces monthly Periodical Letter to Members with Health Notes |
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== Presidents == |
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* [[John Simon (doctor)|John Simon]], first president<ref name="warren">Michael Warren, [http://www.chronology.ndo.co.uk/1850-1899.htm 1850-1899], A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999. ISBN |
* [[John Simon (doctor)|John Simon]], first president<ref name="warren">Michael Warren, [http://www.chronology.ndo.co.uk/1850-1899.htm 1850-1899], A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999. {{ISBN|1-900273-06-3}}</ref> |
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* [[Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior]] |
* [[Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior]] |
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* [[Nora Wattie]] |
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== Previous publications == |
== Previous publications == |
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* [[Journal of State Medicine]] |
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* ''Health & Hygiene'' |
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* [http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/1850_1859.html Data for Societies Founded from 1850 to 1859] |
* [http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/1850_1859.html Data for Societies Founded from 1850 to 1859] |
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* [http://search.wellcomelibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1957954?lang=eng Archives of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene at the Wellcome Library] |
* [http://search.wellcomelibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1957954?lang=eng Archives of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene at the Wellcome Library] |
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*[http://www.rsph.org.uk/ Royal Society for Public Health] |
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Royal Institute of Public Health merged in 2008 with the Royal Society for Health to form Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).[1]
History
[edit]The institute was the amalgamation of a few societies. The Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health was an English society of metropolitan Medical Officer for Health established on 3 April 1856.[2] In 1869 "Metropolitan" was dropped from the title,[3] and in 1873 it became the Society of Medical Officers of Health, and in 1989 it became the Society of Public Health.
Timeline
[edit]| Timeline of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene[4] | |
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| Year | event |
| 1886 | Formation of the Society of Medical Men Qualified in Sanitary Science, name quickly changed to The Public Health Medical Society |
| 1891 | International Congress on Hygiene in London |
| 1892 | Society Incorporated as British Institute of Public Health |
| 1895 | Harben Gold Medal and lectureship inaugurated |
| 1897 | Queen Victoria becomes patron and issues letters patent. Name changed to Royal Institute of Public Health |
| 1901 | King Edward VII becomes patron |
| 1903 | Institute of Hygiene Limited registered as a company "for the advancement of knowledge of hygiene (especially personal and domestic) and for establishing a museum of hygiene to exhibit articles of merit" |
| 1904 | Report of RIPH Committee on Bacterial Examination of Water |
| 1905 | RIPH laboratories open for chemical, bacterial, and pathological specimens |
| 1907 | Midlands Counties Branch becomes the first IH provincial branch |
| 1908 | Further provincial IH branches approved |
| 1909 | IH makes public appeal to help finance rapid development |
| 1910 | King George V becomes RIPH patron |
| 1912 | RIPH launch appeal for £3000 for building work. W. H. Lever donates £600 for the foundation of a museum |
| 1913 | RIPH Lever Museum inaugurated |
| 1914 | Queen visits RIPH |
| 1915 | IH involved in the design of respirators for use of public in the event of a gas attack |
| 1916 | Secretary of RIPH and four doctors are killed in action |
| 1917 | IH offer their services to new Ministry of Food (offer rejected) |
| 1918 | January–February IH Food Saving exhibition |
| 1920 | IH replaces monthly Periodical Letter to Members with Health Notes |
| 1923 | IH Membership Badge instituted |
| 1924 | IH Journal replaces Health Notes |
| 1925 | IH new headquarters at 28 Portland Place opened by Princess Mary on 5 June |
| 1926 | Leicester Personal Health Association becomes affiliated with IH |
| 1927 | Department of State Medicine of RIPH set up to train London medical students in forensic medicine and toxicology |
| 1928 | IH becomes an associate member of the Central Council for Health Education |
| 1929 | IH granted Royal Charter of Incorporation |
| 1930 | RIPH public lectures on birth control |
| 1931 | RIPH public lectures on Health of the Citizen |
| 1932 | RIPH begin negotiations with Royal Sanitary Institute, and later the Institute of Hygiene and the British Social Hygiene Council, for amalgamation |
| 1933 | Opening of 23 Queen Square as new RIPH headquarters |
| 1934 | RIPH negotiations with Royal Sanitary Institute terminated |
| 1935 | Negotiations between RIPH and IH reopened. Draft agreement for amalgamation reached |
| 1937 | IH supplemental charter granted by Privy Council |
| 1938 | Journals combined |
| 1940 | Exhibition and lectures on Food and Fitness |
| 1947 | First Bengue Memorial Award lecture |
| 1948 | RIPHH publishes History of State medicine in England by Sir A. Macnalty |
| 1949 | Provincial health lectures start at Leicester |
| 1951 | Queen Elizabeth II becomes patron |
| 1954 | Abortive discussions on amalgamation with Royal Sanitary Institute |
| 1958 | Courses on Food Hygiene and the Handling of Food introduced |
| 1962 | Closure of Hygiene Museum |
| 1977 | Closure of laboratories |
Presidents
[edit]Past presidents include:
- John Simon, first president[3]
- Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior
- Nora Wattie
Publications
[edit]- Public Health (journal), now owned by Royal Society for Public Health.
Previous publications
[edit]- Journal of State Medicine
- Health & Hygiene
References
[edit]- ^ RSPH, About Us, https://www.rsph.org.uk/en/about-us/index.cfm, retrieved (22/05/2015)
- ^ Anne Hardy (2003). "Public health and the expert: the London Medical Officers of Health, 1856-1900". Government and Expertise: Specialists, Administrators and Professionals. Cambridge University Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-521-53450-X.
- ^ a b Michael Warren, 1850-1899, A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999. ISBN 1-900273-06-3
- ^ Wellcome Library, Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, http://archives.wellcomelibrary.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqSearch=%28RefNo==%27SARSP%2FB%27%29, retrieved (22/05/2015)
External links
[edit]- Data for Societies Founded from 1850 to 1859
- Archives of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene at the Wellcome Library
- Royal Society for Public Health
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